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Birthday Party Story Problems: Find the Missing Number

Grade 1 addition and subtraction story problems within 20 at a birthday party, with the unknown at the start, middle, or end and compare stories.

Grade 1MathInteractive · Printable

Aligned to1.OA.A.1

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What’s included

  • Single worksheet
  • Auto-graded online
  • 1 Common Core standard
  • Printable answer key
  • 14 questions
  • Classroom-ready

Details

Format
Interactive · Printable
Grade
Grade 1
Subject
Math
Question types
Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

  • Students add and subtract within 20 to solve story problems with the unknown in any position.
  • Students solve compare stories that ask how many more, how many fewer, or how many in all.
  • Students match a story to a number sentence with a box for the unknown number.

How to use

Read each story aloud and let students act it out with counters or draw it before they solve. Use the number line in problem 12 to show counting on from 8.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

1.OA.A.1

Solve addition and subtraction story problems within 20 with the unknown in any position.

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Birthday Party Story Problems: Find the Missing Number

Add or subtract to solve party stories within 20.

Getting ready for the party

Read each story. Write the missing number.

1.
Maya blows up 9 balloons. Her brother blows up 6 more balloons. How many balloons are there now?

  balloons

2.
There are 7 party hats on the table. Dad puts out some more hats. Now there are 12 party hats. How many hats did Dad put out?

  hats

3.
Some kids are at the party. Then 4 more kids come. Now there are 13 kids. How many kids were at the party at first?

  kids

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